Kanye West responds to resurfaced Pete Davidson clip joking about rapper’s mental health issues

‘This is payback,’ said the 44-year-old

Kanye West has responded to a resurfaced video of Pete Davidson speaking about the rapper’s “mental illness”.

On Wednesday (16 February), a 2018 Saturday Night Live clip went viral in which Davidson says that West’s “mental illness” is “no excuse [for him] to be a jacka**.”

Elsewhere in the clip, Davidson discusses the musician’s support of Donald Trump.

Over the last week, West – who legally changed his name to Ye last year – has shared a series of derogatory posts about Davidson, who is currently dating his estranged wife Kim Kardashian.

The 44-year-old has since responded to the viral 2018 clip of Davidson in an Instagram post that has since been deleted.

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“HI SKETE [West’s nickname for Davidson] YOU GOT ANYMORE MENTAL HEALTH JOKES FOR ME?” wrote West alongside a screenshot of the comedian wearing a red hat reading: “Make Kanye 2006 again.”

He continued: “This boy thought he could get away with performing this sketch for the team that wrote this for him. This is not harassment. This is payback.”

In a separate post, which has also since been deleted, the Grammy award-winner wrote: “Someone always telling you you’re crazy can drive someone crazy. That’s the gaslighting. That’s the harassment. The liberals have been trying to discredit me for 20 years”.

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The “Praise God” rapper said that the media have tried to “bully, harass, control, discredit, minimise and patronise” him.

Earlier this week, Jameela Jamil told people to stop “meme-ing” West.

Writing on Instagram, Jamil implored her followers to stop “enjoying and encouraging” the public behaviour from West, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2018.

“We are watching a mentally ill man coaxed over the edge by our engagement/media attention,” wrote the Good Place star.

On Wednesday (15 February), West told followers that he “takes accountability” for his actions towards Kardashian.

The Donda artist deleted a number of recent Instagram posts and shared a message, which read: “I know sharing screen shots was jarring and came off as harassing Kim. I take accountability. I’m still learning in real time.”

Kardashian filed for divorce from West last year after marrying in 2014. Last December, she also filed a court petition to declare herself single.